Steve Howe pressing on with album plans to honour late son

Yes rocker Steve Howe has decided to press on with plans to release the album he recorded with his late son Virgil.
The guitar great announced the immediate cancellation of the remaining dates of the Yes tour following the sudden death of his youngest son last month (Sep17), but he’s determined to honour the 42-year-old drummer and pianist by releasing their album Nexus.
“Virgil and I had only recently completed recording Nexus, which contains 11 of his tunes, to which I added a guitar to suit each one. We delivered it to InsideOutMusic in August for release on 17th November.”
He adds, “We started to work together in 2016 by selecting about nine tunes from his stockpile of piano based music… I began adding guitars to them, then I’d play them to Virgil. He’d then surprise me by bringing up other channels of instrumentation which I’d never heard. The tunes went from straightforward duets to something bigger & better, more of a complete picture than a mere shape.
Nexus explores a completely different side of Virgil’s ability, as a writer & keyboard player… His talents were multi-diverse, so sitting at a keyboard & computer or in the middle of his drum kit, at all his regular DJ-ing gigs or on the radio, he always gave his best. We hope that the music just completed will stand as a fitting tribute to his life and legacy.”
Howe’s new statement is accompanied by a photo of the rocker in the studio with his late son.